The popular NDTV anchor had written, ““Imagine, a journalist actually exhorts the government to shut down sections of the media, misrepresents them as ISI agents and terror sympathisers, calls for them to be tried and acted against.

“And our fraternity remains locked into politically correct and timid silence. Well I’m not a shrinking violet Mr. Goswami and no matter how many times you take my name directly or indirectly on your show, I really don’t give a toss for your opinion. I hope I will always be someone whose journalism you loathe, because trust me, the feeling is so utterly mutual that it would kill me to be on the same side of any issue as you.”

Many social media users tagged Barkha’s former colleague at NDTV, Rajdeep Sardesai, to take a stand but the latter appeared evasive.

Instead he chose to pen down his reasons for not taking an open stand through his blog.

He wrote in his blog (you can read the full blog here), Rajdeep wrote, “A website rang me up last evening asking if I would like to express an opinion on the ongoing ‘war’ between Arnab Goswami and Barkha Dutt on tv and social media. I was tempted, if only because I have a strong opinion on most things and believe silence is not an option in the unethical times we live in.

“And yet, I pressed the pause button and decided I didn’t wish to speak on the issue and aggravate the controversy. Maybe, I was influenced by the fact that both Barkha and Arnab have been former colleagues and I have respected their work.

“Maybe, having been bitten in the past, I didn’t want to join the viper’s den which platforms like Twitter have been reduced to: 24 X 7 rage machines where every attempt is made to throw darts at public figures, often under the guise of anonymity.

“Maybe, I just like to see myself as a nice guy who doesn’t wish to see more unpleasantness around him.”

3 COMMENTS

Barkha Dutt and his associates Rajdeep and NDTV should be put on trial and their journalists are pro Pakistani and these are well known facts that they are paid journalist. Rajdeep got good reply in USA and now Indian public will teach him lesson.

Arnab Goswami you are true Indian and you have taken up right war against these paid journalists who get everything in India and talk about Pakistan. When they have spoken about POK? They have to go on UN page and make themselves educated. What literate journalists Barkha Dutt and Rajdeep. Shame on them.